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Im looking to treat myself to a new book, either 'fungal strategies of wood decay in trees' or 'diagnosis and prognosis of the development of wood decay in urban trees'. Who has read both? What are they key differences aside from price between the two? Which would you choose and why? Thank you...
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Good advice. The wood is snappy and the bark peels. It is predictably unpredictable when the hinge will go! So don't rely on the hinge alone to swing a long branch where you want it, pull/lowering ropes or cut and Chuck smaller bits
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I shouldn't have said easy I thought a fair size pollard 'should' be easy. If its been done before, great. If not and its proper big then its lop and top = bigger stem wood and a bit trickier. Also by 3 or 4 years climbing in my experience it should be fairly straight forward provided there's no awkward rigging. The OP will have a second climber/arial rescue present? How experienced are they, second opinion and moral support always good Very true, a workmate nearly lost his arm up a 20 foot pine a couple years ago. An easy tree turned red and sticky very quickly. Scary. Expect the unexpected and have a first did kit suited to chainsaw injuries even on small domestic or private jobs. It really would save your life... Good luck btw! Im sure you'll breeze it really:thumbup:
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A fine prize indeed... Im on it!
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No link? You're slacking!
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Hopefully you'll stick around. Need someone to keep us in check! Be quiet without Tony here anymore, perhaps he will return one day...
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Im far from fungal fantastic, but looked through Collins and Rogers and concluded its not there so Im none the wiser! Reckon its an unusual one though...
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I thought they weren't quite right, Psathyrella it is then...
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Could be Lentinellus cochleatus or Pleurotus cornucopiae?
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Striations not stations. Bloody predictive text no option to edit with tapatalk anymore either for some reason. How's grandfatherhood treating you, all good I hope?
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You snooze you lose! Not a positive ID, caps don't look translucent enough. No stations on the edges...
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Sorry, Coprinus, although they do also appear copious!
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The obvious choice would be Copious sp on dead roots. But they don't look quite right?
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Some advice requested from those in the know please! I currently use paper maps and plot by hand, with the option of outsourcing autocad if needed on larger sites. I mostly do 5837 but would like to seek more (larger scale) condition/estate type management surveys. I am looking at getting a juno handset (had an offer), and some sort of data collection or management software. Honestly I am baffled by what's on offer. What do people recommend/use? Ideally Id like to be able to do everything 'in house'. But it must be easy, technology is NOT my strong point! Id like an all round package that can do 5837 and condition data collection and mapping. I am on an undecided budget, but less is more! Is gps really needed? Would some other pda rather than a juno work? Sorry for all the questions, I look forward to all the answers...
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Changes to NPTC certification and courses
sloth replied to midwales richard's topic in Training & education
Give treevolution in snowdonia a call -
In the 5th pic is the soil crack due to rootplate movement or impact from the failed branch? What are the targets if it topples?
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Do it! Easy trees
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Here we go http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=13300 A sizable beech with merip with high targets like a road or house and Id be worried about retaining it too!
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Tis a tricky one if it is merip. Its not at all unusual for a beech with it to fail in full leaf and seemingly healthy. There is a 'meripilus thread' here somewhere, worth a quick read through...
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Polyporus squamosus - extensive white rot.
sloth replied to David Humphries's topic in Tree health care
The squamosus is very common on sycamore. As for the rigi I believe it is known on sycamore, but not necessarily all that common... -
The smaller diameter of completely decayed roots, absence of central roots (as far as i can see) and stem discolouration points to merip. As Rob says though, could be anything! The insect is Cryptococcus fagisuga. I still reckon that's lichen though...
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Ill try and watch it, when that spare time appears!
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Just a lichen I'd imagine, not certain though.
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http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=29343 Try here...
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Im pretty sure its 2012, same as the UK. As for the cause, no idea. The Delorean lost control?
